ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353136
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| Date: | Thursday 24 June 1999 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Dakota Ag Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N3159M |
| MSN: | 301-0468 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3187 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Veblen, SD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Britton, SD (KBTN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said on his fourth spray pass, he encountered air that did not seem '...to have much lift to it' and he was adding power to climb the accident airplane above trees. He said he had applied full power as he got closer to the trees and the airplane started settling downward once over the tree line. He stated the airplane settled and contacted the ground. The engine was torn off the fuselage, along with the landing gear and tail wheel. The pilot stated the fuselage came to rest on a southeasterly direction. The pilot stated 'dumping the load' was his recommendation on how this accident could have been prevented.
Probable Cause: was the pilot not maintaining clearance from terrain. A factor was the pilot not performing a load jettison.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA193
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2024 10:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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